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The official newsletter for the Networking and Informational Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
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Greetings from the NCO Team.
Last week, the NITRD NCO hosted two collaborative workshops.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate in collaboration with the NITRD Cyber Security and Information Assurance IWG held a workshop "Protecting the Software and Hardware Supply Chain Workshop" on September 24, 2024. The workshop brought together experts and practitioners to share knowledge, discuss challenges, and explore research, development, and innovation solutions to address the security of the supply chain, as identified in the 2023 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan and DHS S&T Research Agenda.
The NITRD Large Scale Networking and Wireless Spectrum R&D IWGs held a workshop "Towards a Robust and Sustainable Open-Source Software (OSS) Ecosystem for Future Wireless Research and Development" on September 25, 2024. The workshop brought together stakeholders in the field to examine the open-source software ecosystem that supports future wireless and spectrum R&D. The focus areas of the workshop included:
- Exploring the objectives and constraints of the diverse communities that shape the direction of key OSS projects.
- Identifying the opportunities to increase collaboration between federal R&D and OSS communities to foster and sustain the robust opensource platforms necessary to drive future wireless innovation.
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make these workshops successful.
Sincerely,
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Dr. Craig Schlenoff
Director of the National Coordination Office (NCO) for the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
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On behalf of Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD National Coordination Office (NCO) seeks public input for the creation of a National Plan for Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience Research. The goal of the plan is to shape a whole-of-government research and development (R&D) plan related to cyber-physical resilience across systems that may be local, regional, or national in scope. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on October 26, 2024.
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A Solicitation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract Proposals
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are soliciting proposals from small business concerns that possess the research and development (R&D) expertise to conduct innovative research that will contribute toward NIH or CDC mission needs and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program objectives. Proposals are due by October 18, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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NIH/NCI 475 - Development of Digital Biomarkers and Endpoints for Clinical Cancer Care
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NIH/NCI 477 - Wearable Technologies to Facilitate Remote Monitoring of Cancer Patients Following Treatment
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Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Frontiers in AI for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST) Initiative
The Department of Energy's Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) seeks public comment to inform how DOE and its 17 national laboratories can leverage existing assets to provide a national AI capability for the public interest. Responses to the RFI are requested by November 11, 2024.
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LISTEN TO THE LATEST NITRD PROGRAM PODCAST EPISODES
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Join us as we dive into the essentials of AI and its pivotal role in U.S. global competitiveness. Learn how federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, drive AI advancements and collaboration.
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In our first podcast episode, we provide an introduction into federal R&D and the crucial role of the NITRD Program in advancing America’s networking and information technology.
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November 11-14, 2024, In-Person and Virtual,
University of Connecticut
Join this workshop for an engaging event where industry leaders, researchers, and practitioners will come together to share insights and best practices in Digital Twin technology.
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Digital Twins 2024
December 9-11, 2024, National Harbor, MD
The event will showcase technological advances, applications and case studies, challenges and solutions, and future trends of digital twins. Connect with other thought leaders and practitioners to learn more about the transformative and integrative impact digital twins have on design, engineering, construction, operations management, and hazard mitigation. Building owners, government representatives, and members of the building trades are invited to attend to join the conversation.
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Save the Date: Joint Engineering Team (JET) Meeting
October 15, 2024, 12-2 PM ET
More information and a draft agenda may be found here.
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Big Data Interagency Working Group (IWG)
The Big Data (BD) Interagency Working Group (IWG) coordinates Federal R&D to enable effective analysis, decision-making, and discovery based on large, diverse, real-time data. LSDMA R&D expands big data, data science capabilities to collect, store, access, reuse, analyze, and provide governance for big data accelerating scientific discovery and innovation, providing the foundation for algorithm-driven businesses, and creating new capabilities critical to the nation.
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The NITRD Program is currently working on the following documents that will be coming out soon:
- National Spectrum R&D Plan
- Innovating the Data Ecosystem: An Update of the Federal Big Data Research and Development Strategic Plan
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ABOUT NITRD
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NITRD is the Nation’s primary source of federally funded R&D in advanced IT in computing, networking and software. Learn more here.
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NEWS & EVENTS
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Find upcoming workshops, recent announcements and Requests for Information here.
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PUBLICATION LIBRARY
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Find publications, strategic plans and reports here.
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Reporting directly to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the United States’ primary source of federally funded research and development (R&D) in advanced information technologies in computing, networking and software. The NITRD Program coordinates the activities of multiple agencies to tackle multidisciplinary, multitechnology, and multisector R&D needs.
We invite you to send your agency news for newsletter consideration to communications@nitrd.gov.
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